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A season ended, it is interesting to run through a decade of competitive challenges at the international level between Virtue / Moir and Davis / White, couples dancing'' in the last five years that have written indelible pages of history
Saturday 12 April 2014 15 minutes reading time
Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir and Meryl Davis / Charlie White are the prototype of the pairs of dance born in early adolescence and survived any hiccup as to exceed sixteen years of partnership. They have, in fact, started to skate side by side in 1997, establishing a feeling on the ice and the complicity not in possession of skaters who, unlike them, are also partners in love life.
The two associations Americans have started to cross the international arms in the World Championships in The Hague (The Hague'') in 2004 when he still knew little about each other. Virtue / Moir, at the time, were concluding the first season in Canton under the direction of Igor Shpilband and Marina Zoueva, while Davis / White exercisers still in Detroit Seth Chafetz, author of the recently increased their union to "headlines" for because of a bad story linked to the possession of a large quantity methamphetamine.
After a year and a half after the first challenge, the U.S. couple has transferred to the court of Igor Shpilband and Marina Zoueva, with which, however, c'' was already previously been a collaboration of the choreography competition programs. Since then, between the two teams, it is clearly led to a rivalry sports, defined as "healthy and friendship" by Charlie White in a'' authoritative'' interview to "The New York Times."
Analyzing the history of the'' last decade, leaps'' s eye as the first victory of the Americans on the Canadian and arrived at the tenth challenge in international competitions of the first level. In fact, Davis / White had to wait for February 6, 2009 before precede the training partners. Moreover, in'' occasion, they managed to defeat them for the first time in the free dance, while in the past they were able to do better in only one compulsory dance (FCCh. Colorado Springs 2007 - Compulsory Dance - Tango).
From victory in the Four Continents'' edition held in 2009 in Vancouver, something is slowly begun to change the face of the values ​​in the field at that point in eleven of the sixteen successive challenges have prevailed Davis / White.
Also from that in February 2009, with the exception of the Olympic success of'' the Virtue / Moir on home ice in Vancouver, it is developed a curious trend that has seen the Canadian couple systematically prevail in races in the United States and the U.S. couple win competitions in Canada.
How was it to be normal, the general public has equally divided among avid supporters of one or the other.
Summing up the prize of the two pairs, you notice how they were conquered success on every front possible between the junior and senior class level, but individually, Virtue / Moir have never imposed in the final of the senior Grand Prix, while Davis / White missing the junior world title and the victory in the final of the Junior Grand Prix.
It Accordingly, Davis / White, after Navka / Kostomarov, Anissina / Peizerat and Grishuk / Platov, have become the fourth pair in history able to impose itself on every front possible at the senior level (Olympic, World, European, or Four Continents, Grand Prix Final ).
Withdrawal or non-immediate withdrawal, the "Hall of Fame" awaits the two couples in North America more always winning.
26 RESULTS OF RACES IN WHICH THE COUPLE ARE INVOLVED
1) VIRTUE / MOIR vs. DAVIS / WHITE 1-0
J.W.CH. 2004 - The Hague (NED) 11 ° Virtue/Moir13 ° Davis / White
2) VIRTUE / MOIR vs. DAVIS / WHITE 2-0
Junior Grand Prix, 2005 - Caniilo (AND) 1 Virtue / Moir - 180.112 ° Davis / White - 171.21 (- 8.9)
3) VIRTUE / MOIR vs. DAVIS / WHITE 3-0
Junior Grand Prix Final, 2005 - Ostrava (CZE) 1 Virtue / Moir - 168.472 ° Davis / White - 160,55 (-7,92)
4) VIRTUE / MOIR vs. DAVIS / WHITE 4-0
J.W.CH. 2006 - Ljubljana (SLO) 1 Virtue / Moir - 172.572 ° Davis / White - 167.2 (-5.37)
5) VIRTUE / MOIR vs. DAVIS / WHITE 5-0Skate Canada 2006 Victoria (CAN) 2nd Virtue / Moir - 171.924 ° Davis / White - 162.66 (-9.26)
6) VIRTUE / MOIR vs. DAVIS / WHITE 6-0
F.C.CH.2007 - Colorado Springs (USA) 2nd Virtue / Moir - 184.894 ° Davis / White - 179,69 (-5.2)
7) VIRTUE / MOIR vs. DAVIS / WHITE 7-0
W.CH.2007 - Tokyo (JPN) 6 ° Virtue / Moir - 183.947 ° Davis / White - 179.14 (-4.8)
8) VIRTUE / MOIR vs. DAVIS / WHITE 8-0
F.C.CH.2008 - Goyang City (KOR) 1 Virtue / Moir - 207.322 ° Davis / White - 199.45 (-7.87)
9) VIRTUE / MOIR vs. DAVIS / WHITE 9-0
W.CH.2008 - Gothenburg (SWE) 2nd Virtue / Moir - 208.86 ° Davis / White - 191.19 (-17.61)
10) VIRTUE / MOIR vs. DAVIS / WHITE 9-1
F.C.CH.2009 - Vancouver (CAN) 1 Davis / White - 192.392 ° Virtue / Moir - 191.81 (- 0.58)
11) VIRTUE / MOIR vs. DAVIS / WHITE 10-1
W.CH.2009 - Los Angeles (USA) 3rd Virtue / Moir - 200.404 ° Davis / White - 200.36 (- 0.04)
12) VIRTUE / MOIR vs. DAVIS / WHITE 10-2
Grand Prix Final 2009 - Tokyo (JPN) 1 Davis / White - 169.442 ° Virtue / Moir - 168.22 (- 1.22)
13) VIRTUE / MOIR vs. DAVIS / WHITE 11-2
O.W.G.2010 - Vancouver (CAN) 1 Virtue / Moir - 221.572 ° Davis / White - 215.74 (- 5.83)
14) VIRTUE / MOIR vs. DAVIS / WHITE 12-2
W.CH.2010 - Turin (ITA) 1 Virtue / Moir - 224.432 ° Davis / White - 223.03 (-1.4)
15) VIRTUE / MOIR vs. DAVIS / WHITE 12-3
F.C.CH.2011 - City Taipei (TPE) 1 Davis / White - 172.03 WD Virtue / Moir -
16) VIRTUE / MOIR vs. DAVIS / WHITE 12-4
W.CH.2011 - Moscow (RUS) 1 Davis / White - 185.272 ° Virtue / Moir - 181.79 (- 3.48)
17) VIRTUE / MOIR vs. DAVIS / WHITE 12-5
Grand Prix Final 2011 - Quebec City (CAN) 1 Davis / White - 188.552 ° Virtue / Moir - 183.34 (- 5.21)
18) VIRTUE / MOIR vs. DAVIS / WHITE 13-5
F.C.CH.2012 - Colorado Springs (USA) 1 Virtue / Moir - 182.842 ° Davis / White - 179.4 (- 3.44)
19) VIRTUE / MOIR vs. DAVIS / WHITE 14-5
W.CH.2012 - Nice (ITA) 1 Virtue / Moir - 182.652 ° Davis / White - 178.62 (- 4.03)
20) VIRTUE / MOIR vs. DAVIS / WHITE 14-6
W.T.T.2012 - Tokyo (JPN) 1 Davis / White - 183.362 ° Virtue / Moir - 177.76 (- 5.6)
21) VIRTUE / MOIR vs. DAVIS / WHITE 14-7
Grand Prix Final 2012 - Sochi (RUS) 1 Davis / White - 183.392 ° Virtue / Moir - 179.83 (- 3.56)
22) VIRTUE / MOIR vs. DAVIS / WHITE 14-8
F.C.CH.2013 - Osaka (JPN) 1 Davis / White - 187.362 ° Virtue / Moir - 184.32 (- 3.04)
23) VIRTUE / MOIR vs. DAVIS / WHITE 14-9
W.CH.2013 - London (CAN) 1 Davis / White - 189.562 ° Virtue / Moir - 185.04 (- 4.52)
24) VIRTUE / MOIR vs DAVIS / WHITE 14-10
Grand Prix Final 2013 - Fukuoka (JPN) 1 Davis / White - 191.35 2nd Virtue / Moir - 190 (- 1.35)
25) VIRTUE / MOIR vs DAVIS / WHITE 14-11
2014 Olympic Team Event - Sochi (RUS) 1 Davis / White - 190.32 2nd Virtue / Moir - 180.54 (- 9.78)
26) VIRTUE / MOIR vs DAVIS / WHITE 14-12
O.W.G.2014 - Sochi (RUS) 1 Davis / White - 195.52 2nd Virtue / Moir - 190.99 (-4.53)
COMPULSORY DANCE - VIRTUE / MOIR vs DAVIS / WHITE 11-1
ORIGINAL / SHORT DANCE - VIRTUE / MOIR vs DAVIS / WHITE 16-10
Free Dance - VIRTUE / MOIR vs DAVIS / WHITE 13-12 (considering the withdrawal of Virtue / Moir free dance before the Four Continents, 2011, would rise to 13)
MAXIMUM BENEFIT FOR DAVIS / WHITE 9.78 points (Team Event Olympic 2014 Sochi)
MAXIMUM BENEFIT FOR VIRTUE / MOIR 17.61 points (W.CH.2008, Goteborg)
STRIP FOR CONSECUTIVE WINS DAVIS / WHITE 8 races (from April 2012 to present)
STRIP OF CONSECUTIVE VICTORIES FOR VIRTUE / MOIR 9 races (from March 2004 to March 2008)
FINAL NOTES
VIRTUE / MOIR and DAVIS / WHTE train mainly at the'' ARTIC EDGE ICE ARENA dI Canton in Michigan
TESSA VIRTUE is born in London (Ontario) May 17, 1989
SCOTT MOIR is born in London (Ontario) 2 settembere 1987
MERYL DAVIS is Born in Royal Oak (Michigan) January 1, 1987
CHARLIE WHITE is Born in Royal Oak (Michigan) October 24, 1987
Until the spring of 2012, both couples were trained by the "tandem" composed by Igor and Marina Zueva Shpilband. After the painful and unexpected separation between the two engineers of the Soviet school, is one that others have decided to stay at the side of Marina Zueva. In the course of last season also Italian coach Maurizio Margaglio, former world champion of dance in pairs with Barbara Fusar Poli, he began collaborating with the two North American teams. The coaching staff also included the'' Soviet school coach, Oleg Epstein, as well as Johnny Johns, former artistic skater of the United States (both single and in pairs).
The choreography of the competition programs were primarily treated by Marina Zueva. However, this season, Davis / White have decided to collaborate with Derek Hough, a dancer and choreographer known for years between the main protagonists of the U.S. version of "Dancing With The Stars", and Alex Wong, a famous dancer, choreographer and name known to fans of "So You Think You Can Dance." '' The Canadian artist had, however, already worked with the defending World Champions last season.
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